My Motto

May the muffin rise to greet you, may your friends be always at your door, and until we meet again, warm a single-malt in the palm of your hand and make something homemade for someone you love.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Ginger Cayenne Cookies

A couple of weeks ago, I bought some triple gingersnaps from Trader Joe's. They were great, but I wanted more spice, and when I say spice, I don't mean sugar and spice, I mean spicy hot, as in,"Oooh, that's HOT, but I like it!" These were a hit around here.

Comments:

"the taste goes on and on!"
"what's in these, cocaine?"
"there's a perfect little shell of crunchiness, but they're chewy"
"OMG Mom, they're so good!"

Now, a note about the cayenne. You don't detect it as a "chili" flavor in the cookie, it just elevates the natural ginger heat to the next level.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, stir together the 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of the minced crystallized ginger. Set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and cayenne. In a large bowl, beat together the Crisco and butter, then beat in the sugar, egg and molasses. Stir in the crystallized ginger, then the dry ingredients. Drop by tablespoonfuls 3-inches apart on a cookie sheet (6 to a sheet). Sprinkle with sugar/ginger mixture. Bake about 11 minutes, until brown around the edges.

3 comments:

Thanks! I hope you do...and let me know what you think! I was hoping the cayenne wouldn't scare everyone off, it really makes them. Careful of the addiction factor!!! These were hard to stop eating :-)

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